14 February 2012
Leslie Kerrigan wins Fox Main Event
Another very healthy field was on hand at Fox Poker Club over the weekend for the latest instalment of the venue's Main Event. A total of 141 players bought into the £300 buy-in tournament creating a prize pool of £42,300.
Can The King's Men buck the rubbish poker movie trend?
Poker movies, Rounders excepted, have a pretty chequered history. And as for poker scenes in other films? Well they're usually even more ridiculous and end up with quad aces against a royal flush.
13 February 2012
Ageless Brunson racks up the wins
Doyle Brunson has started blogging again and as well as sharing his thoughts on the US Presidential race (he likes Ron Paul) and the Nevada climate (it's getting warmer), Dolly has been bringing us up to date on the big Las Vegas cash games.
Brad Booth talks to Russ Hamilton, calls out Phil Hellmuth?
In a series of events that have become more confusing than dramatic, Brad Booth has publicly Tweeted to Phil Hellmuth regarding the UB superuser scandal before speaking with Russ Hamilton and posting on Two Plus Two.
Mizrachi brothers open dealer academy in Florida
Typically when you think of “dealers in Florida” you think more “say hello to my little friend” than poker. Not this time – brothers Michael and Robert Mizrachi have opened the Mizrachi Dealer Academy in Florida.
Christian Vanzieleghem wins European Deepstack Championship
Christian Vanzieleghem can be added to the list of famous Belgians, well the list of famous poker playing Belgians at least, after taking down the European Deepstack Poker Championship in Dublin over the weekend.
Spanish stop for World Poker Tour
It's not just the cast of The Only Way Is Essex that will be heading to Marbella this year after the World Poker Tour announced details of a new festival in the Costa del Sol resort.
11 February 2012
Rinat Bogdanov wins WPT Venice Grand Prix
Rinat Bogdanov has won the WPT Venice Grand Prix. The Russian beat a final table that included long time chip leaders Simon Ravnsbaek and Andrea Dato to earn by far the biggest pay day in his fledgling poker career.
Online partnership for Golden Nugget and Chiligaming
American bricks and mortar casino giant Golden Nugget has announced details of a partnership agreement with Chiligaming. The deal will see Chiligaming become Golden Nugget's exclusive online gaming partner with a free to play website set to be launched within next quarter.
10 February 2012
Andrea Dato leading final six players at WPT Venice
After four days the World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix has reached an official six-handed final table with local player Andrea Dato leading the way as the only player with seven figures in chips. He won a big coinflip to bust Jason Wheeler in 7th and take the lead.